PMID- 26616609 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151201 LR - 20151130 IS - 1549-9618 (Print) IS - 1549-9618 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 9 DP - 2009 Sep 8 TI - All-Electron Scalar Relativistic Basis Sets for the Lanthanides. PG - 2229-38 LID - 10.1021/ct900090f [doi] AB - Segmented all-electron relativistically contracted (SARC) basis sets are constructed for the elements 57La-71Lu and optimized for density functional theory (DFT) applications. The basis sets are intended for use in combination with the DKH2 or ZORA scalar relativistic Hamiltonians for which individually optimized contractions are provided. Significant computational advantages can be realized owing to the loose contraction of the SARC basis sets compared to generally contracted basis sets, while their compact size allows them to replace effective core potentials for routine studies of lanthanide complexes. The new basis sets are evaluated in DFT calculations of the first four ionization energies of the lanthanides. They yield results that accurately reproduce the experimental trends, confirming a balanced treatment of different electronic configurations. The performance of the basis sets is further assessed in molecular systems with a comprehensive study of the lanthanide trihalides. Despite their compact size, the SARC basis sets demonstrate consistent, efficient, and reliable performance and will be especially useful in calculations of molecular properties that require explicit treatment of the core electrons. FAU - Pantazis, Dimitrios A AU - Pantazis DA AD - Lehrstuhl fur Theoretische Chemie, Institut fur Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universitat Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 12, D-53115 Bonn, Germany, and Max-Planck-Institut fur Bioanorganische Chemie, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany. FAU - Neese, Frank AU - Neese F AD - Lehrstuhl fur Theoretische Chemie, Institut fur Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universitat Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 12, D-53115 Bonn, Germany, and Max-Planck-Institut fur Bioanorganische Chemie, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470 Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20090812 PL - United States TA - J Chem Theory Comput JT - Journal of chemical theory and computation JID - 101232704 EDAT- 2009/09/08 00:00 MHDA- 2009/09/08 00:01 CRDT- 2015/12/01 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/09/08 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/09/08 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1021/ct900090f [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Chem Theory Comput. 2009 Sep 8;5(9):2229-38. doi: 10.1021/ct900090f. Epub 2009 Aug 12.